PRACTICAL

ESSENTIALS
OF AN
ISLAMIC
WORKER
A compilation of mundane supplications,
rituals and mannerisms of a Muslim
Leader and Islamic Worker

Siddiq
Khan

A compilation of mundane supplications, rituals and mannerisms of a

Muslim Leader and Islamic Worker

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Invocations for Wudu

Invocations for utilizing the masjid

Invocation for the Azan

Invocations for Salaah

Supplication for prostrating due to the recitation of the Quran

Supplications for after Salaah

Invocation for the Qunut in Witr

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Salaat-ul-Istikhaarah

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Supplication for waking

13

Words of remembrance for morning and evening

13

Sayyid-ul-Istigfaar

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Supplications before sleeping

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Invocation for getting dressed

23

Invocations for using the restroom

23

Invocations for sneezing

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Invocation for leaving and entering the house

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Invocation for breaking the fast

25

Invocations for eating

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Invocations concerning marraige

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Invocation for the expiation of an assembly

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Invocation for travelling

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Salaat-ul-Janaazah

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Bathing the dead

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Shrouding the dead

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Invocations concerning death, sickness and pain

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Invocations for inopportune times

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Invocations for opportune times

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Khutbah

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Nikah(marriage)

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Invocation before performing Wudu

I begin with the name of Allah

Invocation after performing Wudu

I testify that none deserves to be

worship save Allah
Who has no partners
And I testify that Muhammad is
His slave and messenger.

O Allah! Make me among those who turn to

You in repentance
And make among those who are purified.

Invocation for going to the masjid

O Allah! Place light in my heart

And on my tongue light
And in my ears and my eyes light

And to my right and my left light

And before me and behind me light

And above and below me light

O Allah! Make for me light

Invocation for entering the masjid

I seek refuge in Almighty Allah, by His
Noble Face
By His primordial power, from
the outcast Satan
In the name of Allah
peace and blessing be upon the
messenger
O Allah! Open for me the doors of thy
mercy

Invocation for leaving the masjid

In the name of Allah
Peace and peace be upon the messenger
O Allah! I ask for Your Favour
O Allah! Protect me from Satan the outcast

What to say upon hearing the Azan

O Allah! Lord of this perfect call
and established prayer
Grant Muhammad (saw) the intercession
and favour
And raise him to the honoured
station You have promised him.

Invocation for the beginning of the prayer

Glory and praise be to You, O Allah!

Blessed is Your Name and Exalted is Your
Majesty
There is none worthy of worship save You

Invocation during Ruku (bowing)

How perfect is my Lord the exalted

Invocation for rising from the Ruku

Our Lord, praise is Yours

Abundant , good and blessed praise

Invocation during Sujood (prostration)

How perfect is my Lord, the most high

Invocation for sitting between two prostrations

O Allah! Forgive me, and have mercy upon me
Guide me, support me and protect me
Provide for me and elevate me

Invocation for At-Tashahhud (sitting in prayer)

All greetings of humility are for Allah
and all prayers and goodness
Peace be upon you, O prophet
and the mercy and blessings of Allah
Peace be upon us
and upon the righteous slaves of Allah
I testify that none deserves to be worship save
Allah
And I testify that Muhammad(saw)
is His slave and messenger

How to recite blessing upon the prophet(s)

O Allah! Let peace come upon Muhammad
and the family of Muhammad
as You let peace come upon Ibraheem
and the family of Ibraheem.
Verily, You are praise worthy and glorious

O Allah! Bless Muhammad

and the family of Muhammad
as You bless Ibraheem
and the family of Ibraheem.
Verily, You are praise worthy and glorious.

Invocation after the final Tashahhud (before ending the prayer)

O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the

punishment of the grave
And from the punishment of the Hell-fire
And from the trials of life and death
And from the evil of the trial of the false
messiah

Supplication for prostrating due to the recitation of the

Quran

I have prostrated my face to the one who

created it.
And gave it hearing and sight
by His might and Power
Glory is to Allah, the best of creators

Supplications for after the Salaah

Recite Three(3) times after each Salaah

I seek the forgiveness of Allah

Recite once after each Salaah

O Allah! You are peace

From You comes peace
Blessed are You. O possessor of majesty
and honor

Recite once after each Salaah

O Allah! Assist me in remembering You

And thanking You
And in venerating You in the finest of manner

Recite Thirty Three Times after each Salaah

How perfect is Allah!

All praises belongs to Allah
Allah is the supreme

Recite Once after each Salaah

Allah! There is none worthy of worship save He,

the ever living, the one who sustains and protects
all that exists
Neither slumber nor sleep over takes Him
To Him belongs whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is on earth
Who is he that can intercede with Him
except by His leave?
He knows that which is in front of them and that
which is behind them

while they encompass nothing of

His knowledge save what He will
His throne encompasses the heavens and the
earth
and He is never weary of preserving them
For He is the most High, the Supreme.

Recite once after Zuhr, Asr and Esha; and recite thrice (3) after Fajr and
Maghrib.

I begin with the name of Allah, the most

gracious, the most merciful
Say: He is Allah the one
The self-sufficient master, whom all creatures
need
He begets not nor was He begotten
And there is none equal to Him

I begin with the name of Allah, the most

gracious, the most merciful
Say: I seek refuge with the lord of the daybreak
From the evil of what He has created
And from the evil of the darkness as it over
spreads
And from the evil of those who practice
witchcraft
And from the evil of the envier when he
envies

I begin with the name of Allah, the most gracious,

the most merciful
Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind
The king of Mankind
The God of mankind
From the evil of the malevolent whisperer as
he withdraws
Who whispers in the breast of mankind
From among jinns and men

Recite both once after every Salaah

None has the right to be worshipped

save Allah alone, He has no partners
His is the dominion and His is the praise
He is able to do all things

None has the right to be worshipped

save Allah alone, He has no partners
His is the dominion and His is the praise

He is able to do all things

O Allah! There is none who can withhold
what You have given
And none can give what You withheld
And the might of a person cannot benefit
him against You

Recite ten times after Maghrib and Fajr Salaah

None has the right to be worshipped

save Allah alone, He has no partners

His is the dominion and His is the praise

He brings life and He causes death

He is able to do all things

Recite once after every Salaah

None has the right to be worshipped

save Allah alone, He has no partners
His is the dominion and His is the praise
He is able to do all things
There is no power or might except by the
will of Allah
None has the right to be worship save Allah
And we do not worship anyone save Him
His is grace, and His is bounty
and to Him belongs the most excellent praise
None has the right to be worship save Allah
(we are) sincere in executing our devotions to Him
Even though the disbelievers may dislike it

Recite once after Fajr Salaah

O Allah! I beg You for knowledge that is of benefit

A worthy provision
And deeds that will be accepted

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Invocation for Qunut in Witr

O Allah! We seek your help and your

forgiveness.
We believe in You and we put our trust
in You.
We praise You beneficently
We thank You and we are not
ungrateful to You
And we renounce and abandon whoever
disobeys You
O Allah! You alone do we serve
and to You do we pray and
prostrate
And towards You do we move and rush
And we hope for Your mercy and we
fear Your punishment
Surely your punishment will overtake
the disbelievers.

Salaat-ul-Istikhaarah
Whenever a person is faced with a difficult problem, or becomes hesitant in
making a decision and his knowledge of the matter is insufficient to guide him
then after seeking advice from trusted friends he should turn to Allah and
beseech His grace. He should willingly and with an open heart and mind
supplicate for divine guidance and ask for direction so that the problem is
solved in his own best interest. The Du'aa at such an occasion is called
Istikhaarah.
Jabir Ibn Abdullah (r) said: The

Prophet (saw) used to teach us to seek

Allahs (swt) counsel in all matters, as he used to teach us a surah from the
Quran. He would say: When anyone of you has an important matter to
decide, let him pray two rakaahs other than the obligatory prayer, and then
say:

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O Allah! I seek the counsel of Your knowledge

And I seek the help of Your supremacy
And I implore You for Your magnificent grace
Surely You are capable and Im not
You know and I do not
And You are the knower of the unseen

O Allah if You know than this matter.

Mention the matter

Is beneficial for me in my religion
and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come

Ordain it for me and make it easy for me

Then bless me in it.

And if You know that this matter

Is detrimental for me in my religion

and in my life and for my welfare in the life to come
Distance it from me and me from it
And ordain for me what is beneficial
wherever it may be,
and help me to be content with it.

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Supplication for waking up

Praise be to Allah who grants us life

After he caused us to die
And unto him is the return

Words of remembrance for morning and evening

Recite Once each morning and evening

Oh Allah, by You we have enter the

morning
and by You we enter the evening

And By You we live and by You we die

And unto You is the final return

Recite four (4) times each morning and evening. In the evening interchange

with

Oh Allah, I have entered a new morning and I

call upon You
and upon the bearers of Your Throne
Upon angels and all creations to bear
witness
that surely You are Allah, there is none
worthy of worship but You
alone, You have no partners
And that Muhammad is Your slave and
Your messenger.

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Recite once (1) each morning and evening. In the evening interchange

With
We have entered a new day and with it all
dominion is Allahs.
All praises belong to Allah
None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah alone, Who has no partners.
To Allah belongs the dominion, and to Him
belongs all praises
And He is able to do all things
My Lord, I ask You for the goodness
of this day
and of the days that come after it
And I seek refuge in You from
the evil of this day
And of the days that come after it
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness
And helpless old age
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from
the punishment of the hell-fire
And from the punishment of the grave.

Recite once (1) each morning and evening. In the evening interchange
with

Oh Allah, whatever blessing has been

received by me
or by anyone of Your creation
Is from You alone, You have no partners.
All praises and thanks belong to You.

Recite thrice (3) each morning and evening

Oh Allah, make me healthy in my body.

Oh Allah, preserve for me my hearing.
Oh Allah, preserve for me my sight.
There is none worthy of worship but You.
Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You
from disbelief and poverty
And I seek refuge in You form the
punishment of the grave.
There is none worthy of worship save You.

Recite once (1) every morning

O Allah! I beg You for knowledge that is of

benefit
And worthy provisions
And deeds that will be accepted

Recite thrice (3) every morning and evening

In the name of Allah, Who

with His name nothing can cause harm
in the earth nor in the heavens,
And He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

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Recite Once each morning and evening

Oh Allah, I seek Your forgiveness

and Your protection in this world and the next.
Oh Allah, I seek Your forgiveness
and Your protection in my religion, and In my
worldly affairs,
In my family and in my wealth.
Oh Allah, conceal my secrets
And preserve me from anguish.
Oh Allah, guard me from what is in front of me
and what is behind me, And from my left,
And from my right, And from above me
I seek refuge in Your Greatness
From being struck down from beneath me.

Recite Once each morning and evening

We have entered a new day and with it all

the dominions of Allah
Lord of all that exists
Oh Allah, I ask You for the
goodness of this day:
its victory, and its help, and its light
And its blessing, and its guidance.
I seek refuge in You from the evil
that is in it
And from the evil that follows it.

Recite Once each morning and evening

Oh Allah, Knower of the unseen and the

evident
Maker of the heavens and the earth
Lord of everything and its Possessor
I bear witness that there is none worthy of
worship but You.
I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul
And from the evil of Satan and his
helpers.
(I seek refuge in You) from bringing evil
upon my soul
And from harming any Muslim.

Recite thrice (3) every morning and evening

I am pleased with Allah as my Lord

And with Islam as my religion
And with Muhammad (S.A.W) as
my Prophet

Recite thrice (3) every morning

How perfect is Allah and all praises belong to

Him
By the multitude of His creation
And by His pleasure
And by the weight of His Throne
And by the extent of His words

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Recite Once each morning and evening

Oh Ever Living One, Oh Eternal One

by Your mercy I call on You
To set right for me all of my affairs.
Do not place me in charge of my soul
even for the blinking of an eye

Recite seven (7) times each morning and evening

Allah is sufficient for me.

There is none worthy of worship but Him.
I have placed my trust in Him,
And He is Lord of the Majestic Throne

Recite one hundred (100) times during the day

I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him.

Recite one hundred (100) times during the day

None has the right to be worshipped

save Allah alone, He has no partners
His is the dominion and His is the praise
He is able to do all things

Recite thrice (3) every morning and evening

I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah

From the evil of what He has created.

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Recite ten (10) times in the morning and evening.

Oh Allah, we ask for Your peace and blessings

Upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Recite one hundred (100) times during the day

How perfect is Allah and all praises belong

to Him

The Prophet (saw) said: whoever recites it with conviction in the morning and dies
during that time will enter paradise.

Recite once (1) after dawn and after sunset

O Allah! You are my lord; There is none

worthy of worship save You.
You created me and I am Your slave
I keep Your covenant
and pledge as much as I am able
I seek refuge in You from the evil of what
I have done.
I admit to Your favours upon me
And I admit my misdeeds
So forgive me
For there is none who may forgive sins
besides You

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Supplications before sleeping

Recite once (1)

The messenger believes in what has been

revealed to him
from his Lord, and (so do) the believers;
they all believe in Allah and His angels

and His books and His messengers;

We make no difference between any of His
messengers;
and they say: We hear and obey
Our Lord! Thy forgiveness (do we crave), and
to Thee is the eventual course.
Allah does not impose upon any soul a
duty but to the extent of its ability
It gets every good that it earns, and
it suffers every ill that it earns
Our Lord! Take us not to task if we forget
or make a mistake
Our Lord! do not lay on us a burden,
as Thou did lay
upon those before us
Our lord! Impose not upon us that which
we cannot bear
and pardon us and grant us protection and
have mercy on us
You are our protector, so help us
against those who deny the truth

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Recite Thrice (3)

Allah! There is none worthy of worship save He,

the ever living, the one who sustains and protects
all that exists
Neither slumber nor sleep over takes Him
To Him belongs whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is on earth
Who is he that can intercede with Him
except by His leave?
He knows that which is in front of them and that
which is behind them

His throne encompasses the heavens and the earth

and He is never weary of preserving them

For He is the most High, the Supreme.

while they encompass nothing of
His knowledge save what He will

Recite once (1)

O Allah! I submit myself to You

Entrust my affairs to You
Turn my face to you
And I place my reliance to You
Hoping in You and fearing You
There is no refuge, and no escape,
except to You
I believe in Your book that You
revealed
And the prophet whom You sent

Recite thrice (3)

I begin with the name of Allah, the most

gracious, the most merciful
Say: He is Allah the one
The self-sufficient master, whom all creatures
need
He begets not nor was He begotten
And there is none equal to Him

I begin with the name of Allah, the most

gracious, the most merciful
Say: I seek refuge with the lord of the daybreak
From the evil of what He has created
And from the evil of the darkness as it over
spreads
And from the evil of those who practice
witchcraft
And from the evil of the envier when he
envies

I begin with the name of Allah, the most gracious,

the most merciful
Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind
The king of Mankind
The God of mankind
From the evil of the malevolent whisperer as
he withdraws
Who whispers in the breast of
mankind
From among jinns and men

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Recite once (1)

O Allah! With Your name, I die and live

Recite Surah Al-Mulk, Surah As-Sajdah, Surah Al-Yasin and Surah AlWakiah

What to say if you are afraid to go to sleep of feel lonely

I seek refuge in the perfect words of

Allah
from His anger and punishment
From the evil of His slaves
And from the taunts of devils
and from their presence

Invocation when getting dressed

Praise be to Allah who clothe me

With this garment
And provided it for me,
Even though I was powerless myself and
incapable.

Invocation for entering the restroom

O Allah! I seek protection in You

From the male and female unclean spirits

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Invocation for leaving the restroom

I seek Your forgiveness

Invocations for sneezing

A person who sneezes should say:

All praises belong to Allah

A person who hears him say the above invocation should say:

May Allah have mercy upon you

The sneezer should respond to the above by saying:

May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order

What to say when leaving the house

In the name of Allah, I have placed my trust in
Allah
There is no might nor power except by Allah

O Allah! I seek refuge in You lest I misguide

or I am misguided
Lest I caused others to err or I am caused to err

Lest I abuse or is abused

Lest I behave imprudently or meet with
irrationality

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What to say when entering the house

With the name of Allah we enter

And with the name of Allah we leave
And upon our Lord we place our trust

Invocation for breaking the fast

O Allah! I fasted for you

I believe and put my trust in You
and I break my fast with your sustenance

Invocation before eating

Before eating one should say:

In the name of Allah and with the blessings

of Allah I begin (eating)

If however one forgets and remembers during the meal he should say:

I begin In the name of Allah, in the beginning and end

Invocation after eating

All praises belongs to Allah, who fed us

and quench our thirst
And who made us from the Muslims

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A dinner guests invocation for his host

O Allah! Bless them in what You have
provided for them
Forgive them and have mercy upon them

Invocation for the groom

May Allah bless you, and shower His
blessings upon you
And join you together in goodness

Invocation before intercourse

In the name of Allah. O Allah! Keep the
devil away from us
And keep the devil away from that which
You provide for us

Invocation for the expiation of an assembly

Glory be to You, O Allah! And all praises are for You
We testify that none has the right to be worshipped
save You
We seek your forgiveness and repent to You

Invocation for travelling

How perfect is He, the One who has placed
this at our service
And we ourselves would not have been
capable of that
And to our lord is our final destiny

Recite after the first takbeer

Glory be to You, O Allah! And praise be to You

And blessed is Your name
And exalted is Your majesty
And magnified is Your praise
And There is none worthy of worship besides You

Recite after the second takbeer

O Allah! Let peace come upon Muhammad (saw)

and the family of Muhammad
as You let peace come upon Ibraheem
and the family of Ibraheem.
Verily, You are praise worthy and glorious

O Allah! Bless Muhammad

and the family of Muhammad
as You bless Ibraheem
and the family of Ibraheem.
Verily, You are praise worthy and glorious.

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Recite after the third takbeer

O Allah! forgive our living and our deceased

The present and the absent
The small and the big
The male and the female
O Allah! whom so ever you grant life among us
Then grant him life upon the religion of Islam
And whom so ever you cause to die among us
Then grant him death with perfect faith

Give salaam after the fourth takbeer

Bathing the dead

The wife is permitted to wash her husband. Nevertheless the opposite is

NOT allowed (a husband to wash his wife).

If a female dies amongst men, they are to purify her with tayammum, and
the person who conducts this, is to wrap a cloth around his hand. And vice
versa.

If the female is unmarriageable (mahram) they are allowed to give her

tayyamum without a cloth as he is allowed to touch the areas of tayyamum.
And vice versa.

It is permitted for a man to wash a premature girl as long as he does not

desire her. And vice versa.

There is no harm if one kisses the deceased out of love.

Cotton is not used during the washing.

The beard nails, and hair of the deceased are not to be cut, trimmed or
combed.

The deceased is to be placed on a bench (platform) which is lightly fumigated

with incense or a scented compound by circling the washing bench in odd
numbers-such as three, five or seven times.

It is permissible to place the body in one of two positions. One may place the
feet of the deceased facing towards the qibla, or one may face the right side
of the deceased facing towards qibla

Thereafter the private area is covered, which is between the umbilicus and
the knees.

The clothes of the deceased are then removed and he is given wudu without
rinsing the nostrils or the mouth. Though a child who is not mentally
competent for prayer is not given wudu.

If however the deceased is in a state of sexual impurity (such as after sexual

intercourse or is a menstruating woman or a woman with post natal
bleeding) they are to have their nostrils and mouth gently rinsed.

Upon completion of wudu, water which has been boiled with sidr (lote tree
leaves) or hudur (a type of leaf) is poured on the deceased. Dungs leaf is
usually used in Guyana. Soap may also be used. Plain water may be used if
none of the above is available. This is done three or five or more times and is
detailed as follows:

The head of the deceased including the beard is washed with a sweet
smelling agent (soap).
Thereafter the deceased is tilted unto the left side and is then washed until
water reaches the part that touches the bed side. During this tilt water is
poured from head to toe. The body is then placed onto its right side and
similarly bathed, until the water reaches the entire body.

The deceased is then inclined in a sitting posture slightly leaning forward (to
prevent him from falling) and the stomach is gently messaged. (To clear away
any traces of remaining bodily substances). Whatever exits the body is to be
washed away.

Numbers 7 to 9 is repeated 3 or 5 or more times if necessary.

The deceased is then dried with a cloth. Hanut (aromatic compound or itthir
or perfume) may be placed upon his head and beard.

Thereafter, the places that touch the ground for prostration are rubbed with
Kafur (camphor). I.e. it is to be placed upon the forehead, nose, hands, knees
and the feet.

Shrouding the dead

The Sunnah shrouding of a man consists of :

i.

A shirt: which extends from the base of the neck to the feet.

ii.

A wrapper (Izhar): which is the inner shroud which covers from head to
feet.

iii.

An outer wrapper (lafafah): its length being longer than ones body,
extending beyond the head and feet with which the entire body can be
wrapped with the allowance made for the tying of knots at the two ends.

White cotton is the best and preferred type of shrouding.

First position the outer wrapper (lafafah) (iii) on the bench, and the inner wrapper
(izhar) (ii) over that, after which the deceased is made to wear the shirt (i) and set
down on these shrouds.

The inner wrapper (izhar) is first folded from the left side, then from the right side.
(So that the right will be above the left). Thereafter the outer garment (lafafah) is
folded similarly.

The shroud may then be knotted at the two ends.

In the Sunnah shroud for the woman two (2) extra cloths are added (to that of the
mans):
iv.
v.

The first is a veil (khimar) to cover her head and face.

The second is used to cover her breasts that extend from the chest areas
to her knees.

The female is made to wear the shirt (i). Her hair is then divided into two and placed
on the respective breasts over the shirt.

The veil (iv) is then placed upon the head and face over the shirt so that it will end
up being under the inner garment.

The inner garment (ii) is tied

Then the outer cloth (iii) is tied.

The breast cloth (v) is then tied over the outer to prevent them from unfolding and
potential exposure.

Hence, we have the shirt (i), followed by the veil (v), inner wrapper (ii), outer
wrapper (iii), and the breast tie (v).

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Invocation to be recited after burying the dead

O Allah! Forgive him,

O Allah strengthen him

Invocation for visiting the sick

Repeat seven (7) times:

I ask Almighty Allah

Lord of the magnificent Throne
To make you well

What to do when you feel a pain in your body

Place your hand on the pain and recite thrice (3)

In the name of Allah

Then say

I seek refuge in Allah and in His power

From the evil of what I find and what I guard against

Invocation in times of worry and grief

O Allah! I seek refuge in You

from grief and sadness
From weakness and laziness
From miserliness and cowardice
From being overcome by debt and
overpowered by men

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What to say if you fear people will harm you

O Allah! Protect me against them however You wish

Invocation for when tragedy strikes

We are from Allah and unto Him we return

O Allah! Take me out my plight
And bring to me after it something better

What to say when you find something becoming difficult

O Allah! There is no ease save what

You make easy
If You please You ease sorrow

Invocation for when something you dislike happens, or

for when you fail to achieve what you attempt to do

It is the decree of Allah and He does

whatever He wills

What a Muslim should say when he is praised

O Allah! Do not call me to account for what

they say
And forgive me for what they have no
knowledge of
And make me better than they imagine

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Invocation for someone you have spoken ill to

O Allah, whomever of the believers I have

abused
grant him the reward of a sacrificial
slaughter
for it on the Day of Resurrection

Invocation for someone who does well to you

May Allah increase you in good

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All praises belong to Allah

We seek his assistance, and ask his
forgiveness
and we seek refuge in Allah from the
evil of our souls
and from the evil of our actions.
Whomever Allah guides, none can
mislead him.
Whomever he leads astray, none can
guide him.

I testify that there is no deity worthy of

worship except Allah
alone without partner
and I testify that Muhammad (s)
is his slave and Messenger.

To proceed

O You who believe! Fear Allah

as He should be feared and do not die
except in a state of Islam

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O mankind! be dutiful to Your Lord

who created You from a single
person (Adam)
and from Him, He created his wife
and from them both He created many
men and women
and fear Allah through whom You
demand Your mutual (rights)

and (Do not cut the relations of) the wombs.

Surely, Allah is ever watching over you.

O ye who believe! Have taqwa of Allah

and speak words straight to the point
He will direct you to do good deeds
and will forgive you your sins
And whoever obeys Allah and his Messenger
He has indeed achieved a great achievement

Indeed the best speech is the book of Allah

and the best guidance is the guidance of
Muhammad(s)
And the worst of matters are those
innovated by the people
and every innovated matter is a bidah
and every bidah is going astray,
and every going astray is in the fire

Having said this

I seek Allahs forgiveness for myself and for you
and for all the Muslims from every sin.
So seek forgiveness. Verily He is most
forgiving, most merciful.

Sit and then stand

All praises belong to Allah and we send
salaam and salutation
upon the messenger of Allah (s)

Lo! Allah and His angels shower

blessings on the Prophet
O you who believe!
Ask blessings on him; salute him
with a worthy salutation

O Allah! Let peace come upon Muhammad

and the family of Muhammad
as You let peace come upon Ibraheem
and the family of Ibraheem.
Verily, You are praise worthy and glorious

O Allah! Bless Muhammad

and the family of Muhammad
as You bless Ibraheem
and the family of Ibraheem.
Verily, You are praise worthy and glorious.

Our lord! Grant us good in this world

and good in the hereafter
and save us from the torment of the fire

Our lord! Forgive me and my parents

and the believers on the day of judgement

Our lord! Bestow on us patient

and set firm our feet
and give us help against those who reject faith

Our lord! Take us not to task

if we forget or fall into error

Our lord! Lay not upon us

such a burden as You placed
upon those before us

Our lord! Impose not upon us that which

we cannot bear
grant us forgiveness and have mercy upon us

You are our protector, so help us

against those who deny the truth

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Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and

Power
(He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)
and Peace be on the messengers.
And all praises belong to Allah, the Lord and
Cherisher of the Worlds

O servants of Allah!

Allah commands justice, the doing of

good
and giving to kith and kin
and He forbids all indecent deeds
evil and rebellion
He instructs you, that ye may receive
admonition

Remember Allah! And He will remember you

Thank Him for His blessings and He will
increase them
And verily, The remembrance of Allah is the
greatest thing
And Allah knows what you do

And establish salaah

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Nikah
I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.
VI.

Turning to the representative (Wakeel) of the bride: Brother (Mention

his name), you are the representative of the bride (Mention her name).
Have you obtained her consent for this nikah?
Turning to the first witness: Brother (Mention his name) were you
witness to the consent?

Turning to the second witness: Brother (Mention his name) was you also
witness to the consent?
Turning back to the representative of the bride (wakeel): Brother
(Mention his name), do I have your permission to perform this nikah?
Recite the Khutbah.
After the khutbah ask the representative of the bride to make a
proposal to the groom.
<< specify

relation if she is family / leave blank if she is not/ (my daughter)

<<(money)

(jewelry)

>>

>>
(Mention her name)

(Mention their names)

VII.

Ask the bridegroom to respond. If he accepts he should say the following:

VIII.

Thereafter recite this dua:

May Allah bless both of you, and shower you with blessing and unite
you in goodness.


All praises belong to Allah
We seek his assistance, and ask his forgiveness
and we seek refuge in Allah from the
evil of our souls
and from the evil of our actions.
Whomever Allah guides, none can mislead him.
Whomever he leads astray, none can guide him.

I testify that there is no deity worthy of

worship except Allah
alone without partner
and I testify that Muhammad (s)
is his slave and Messenger.

To proceed

O You who believe! Fear Allah

as He should be feared and do not die
except in a state of Islam

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O mankind! be dutiful to Your Lord

who created You from a single
person (Adam)
and from Him, He created his wife
and from them both He created many
men and women
and fear Allah through whom You
demand Your mutual (rights)
and (Do not cut the relations of) the wombs.
Surely, Allah is ever watching over you.

O ye who believe! Have taqwa of Allah

and speak words straight to the point
He will direct you to do good deeds
and will forgive you your sins
And whoever obeys Allah and his Messenger
He has indeed achieved a great achievement

Indeed the best speech is the book of Allah

and the best guidance is the
guidance of Muhammad(s)
And the worst of matters are those
innovated by the people
and every innovated matter is a bidah
and every bidah is going astray,
and every going astray is in the fire

Indeed! Allah has made Nikah lawful

and recommends it
And has prohibited immoralities and
admonishes against it

O gathering of youths!

Whoever among you has the means to

get marry, should do
Because it is best in lowering ones
gaze and protecting ones chastity

And whosoever cannot

Then he should observe fast , for indeed it is
a protection for him

Marry the loving, fertile women

For indeed the nations shall increase
through you

The world is filled with pleasure and enjoyment

but the best of enjoyment is a righteous wife.

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We are indebted to Allah, our Unadulterated and unparalleled Lord

and Cherisher, for guiding us to espouse Islam. Indeed, without His
assistance, nothing can be effectuated.
I take immense pleasure in thanking Sh. Azam Zahir Mohammed,
for conceptualising the notion of this book. Subsequently, he has
tenaciously advocated me to consummate it. He realized that there
was a need for a book that will assist the teachers; to undertake their
resolute endeavours to produce adroit Islamic workers and Imams; who
can impeccably enunciate the Arabic of the practical and mundane
aspects of Islam. Hence, this book is student oriented.
Moreover, this project would have been infeasible without the input and
guidance of Sh. Musab Yusuf and Mufti Sajid Khan. They have
dynamically assisted in revising and ameliorating the script before
it was effected into this book.
Furthermore, I would like to gratefully acknowledge the vivacious and
effervescent assistance of Saeed Anwar Mahmood and Talib
Insanally; who were students of the Guyana Islamic Institute.
Last but not least, I would like to incalculably thank Said bin Ali
bin Wahaf Al-Qahtani who is the acclaimed author of Hisnul
Muslim. I have used his colossal resources extensively.
May Allah accept this humble offering from us. May He enter us and
our families into His Jannah and save us from the fire of hell.

10th-10-2012

SBMSK